''Moonfire'' is the debut
studio album
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by the Australian
indie rock
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band
Boy & Bear
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. It was released on 5 August 2011 in the band's home country, with later release dates elsewhere. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in
Nashville
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, Tennessee, with producer
Joe Chiccarelli
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Arts
Film and television
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,
the record garnered comparisons to other
indie folk
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The genre has its ...
bands such as
Fleet Foxes
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and
Mumford & Sons
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.
Track listing
#"Lordy May" – 3:33
#"
Feeding Line" – 4:28
#"Milk & Sticks" – 4:42
#"Part Time Believer" – 4:12
#"My Only One" – 5:48
#"Percy Warner Park" – 1:03
#"Golden Jubilee" – 3:17
#"House & Farm" – 3:12
#"The Village" – 1:35
#"Beach" – 6:11
#"Big Man" – 4:24
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
References
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2011 albums
ARIA Award-winning albums
Boy & Bear albums
Albums produced by Joe Chiccarelli